Any team looking to draft a professional bucket-getting power forward should consider Maryland's Robert Carter Jr. He didn't put up eye-popping numbers this past year at Maryland, but he might just be the best combination of outside shooting and back-to-the-basket scoring from the power forward spot in this draft.
Carter's scoring prowess was on display last month at the NBA Draft Combine. He logged 35 points and 14 rebounds in 45 minutes over two games in Chicago, displaying range on his jumper (two three-pointers) and the ability to produce on the blocks.
It would have been easier to evaluate Carter's scoring potential had he stuck around for his senior season at Maryland and had the chance to eat up more possessions. But as a fourth-year junior—he played two seasons at Georgia Tech before transferring to Maryland—and in a class considered weaker than what's expected of next year's crop, it's understandable that he chose to enter the draft.
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Carter was an efficient producer inside the arc, making 62.9 percent of his twos during the 2015-16 season ...
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2016 NBA Draft Prospects: Breaking Down Future of Maryland’s Robert Carter Jr.
June 2nd, 2016 by C.J. Moore Leave a reply »
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